EDUCATION

EDUCATION AND  TRAINING

2015- 2017	Ph.D. Education Sciences (Exchange Programme)
	Educational Sciences at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, (Poland)

2012-2019	PhD in Education Sciences
	Education Management, International Black Sea University (IBSU) researching digital storytelling as an innovative teaching and learning practice in schools.

2007–2010	Master's degree, Comparative Literature
	Ilia state University, Tbilisi (Georgia)

2003–2007	Bachelor Degree, Interpreter (English-Georgian)
	Georgian Technical University, Tbilisi (Georgia)

2020	Microsoft Certified Educator (Technology Literacy for Educators - 21st Century learning Design  62-193) (Certiport)
	·         Facilitate Student Collaboration ·         Facilitate Skilled Communication ·         Facilitate Knowledge Construction ·         Facilitate Real World Problem Solving and Innovation ·         Facilitate Student use of ICT ·         Use of ICT to be an Effective Educator
2013	The Training of Trainers (International Train the Trainers Certification, Tallinn (Estonia))
	▪    Translating theory into practice​​ & Experiential learning​ ▪    Using of role plays and other theatre-based techniques​ ▪    Basic guidelines for planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating in education programs.​

2012	"Being a teacher in 2032: Changing roles and competencies."
	133rd European Seminar 23-27 April 2012, Bad Wildbad (Germany)
	▪    have a clearer idea about the desirable developments of education and schooling in the coming two decades ▪    become aware of the implications these shifts are likely to have on the role and capacity of the teacher

2011	The International Visitor Leadership Program
	"Using Technologies in the Classroom," United States Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, USA, 2011 (United States)
	Have experienced the latest developments and trends about the role of ICT in schools, colleges and universities level and their current challenges across the USA

PERSONAL SKILLS

Mother tongue(s)	Georgian
Other languages(s)	UNDERSTANDING		SPEAKING		WRITING
English	C2	C2	C2	C2	C1
	Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user - B1 and B2: Independent user - C1 and C2: Proficient user

Communication skills

Effective communication skills gained from the training and working as a teacher for years both interpersonal and written.

Organisational/managerial skills

Strong strategic planning, management, and supervision skills from the Informational managing process from public school; Experience in organizing and implementing different training; Ability to manage projects experience from international and national non-formal educational camps.

Job-related skills

Planning, Team Building, Team Leadership, Training, Leadership Development, Curriculum Design,

Digital competence

Platforms: Windows, Android OS, Mac OSX Applications: Microsoft 365 , Google Apps Programmes: HTML, CSS, Python 3.8, Adobe InDesign,  Minecraft Education, Camtasia

Other skills

▪    Doing research in 27 public schools in different regions of Georgia, how the National Curriculum is implementing; ▪    Trained teachers more than 70 schools in ICT; ▪    Coordinating and hosting the first National Camp in 2013 in CISV Georgia, and in 2018 at BIST.

Driving licence CELTA

B Pass

ADDITIONAL INFO.

Publications

N. Bitskinashvili - Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling in Georgian School Education, IRCEELT - 2015 5th International Research Conference on Education, English Language, and Literature in English - Conference Proceedings N. Bitskinashvili – The Theoretical Framework from Oral to Digital Narratives Development in School Education, World in Dialogue – Intercultural Problems in the Religious, Economic, Communication and Educational Context – Humanistic and Interdisciplinary Research Group AMU, pages 151-160. ISBN 978-83-7980-016-2, ISSN 2353-1177, Poznan, Poland, 2016 N. Bitskinashvili - Training Course Analysis and International Youth’s Views Concerning Digital Storytelling, IRCEELT - 2017 7th International Research Conference on Education, English Language, and Literature in English - Conference Proceedings, pages 637-647. - 2017; ISSN 2298-0180, Tbilisi, Georgia N. Bitskinashvili - The Role of Rubric for Evaluating Digital Stories and its Effect on Students' Performances, Social Educational Project of Improving Knowledge in Economics Journal SEPIKE, Edition 19, Journal Association 1901 N. Bitskinashvili - Integration of Education Technologies (Digital Storytelling) and Sociocultural Learning to Enhance Active Learning in Higher Education, Journal of Education in Black Sea Region Vol 3, No 2 (2018), page 20-33, ISSN Print: 2346-8246, online: 2449-2426, Tbilisi, Georgia